Weekly Message 269 – 20 June 2025
20th June 2025
As we reach the end of another successful week at Cams Hill School, we would like to extend our thanks to parents and carers for your continued support. A special mention goes to our Year 11 pupils, who have now completed all their exams – a significant milestone marking the end of an important chapter. We now look ahead with excitement to the Year 11 Prom, which promises to be a fantastic evening of celebration, marking five memorable years at Cams Hill School.
As we say goodbye to one year group, we look forward to welcoming another. We are busy preparing for and delivering our Year 6/new Year 7 induction days. It is an important time as we help our new pupils settle in and get ready for the start of their journey at Cams Hill School. We look forward to meeting them and their families very soon.
A polite reminder for parents and carers – please do not park in the bus bay on the A27 for either drop off or pick up at the end of the school day as this obstructs buses and places our pupils at risk. Thank you for your support in keeping all our pupils safe.
Food Donations for Food Pantry
Our food donation drive for the food pantry in Fareham Shopping Centre runs from Monday 23 June 2025 to Friday 4 July 2025. If you are able to donate any of the following items, please bring them into our school reception and we thank you very much in anticipation.
- Long-life milk, juice, or squash
- Tinned goods: beans, soup, vegetables, meat, fish, or fruit
- Dry goods: pasta, rice, cereals
- Tea bags, coffee
- Pasta sauce, flour, chopped tomatoes, jam, curry sauce
We are unable to accept opened items.
Year 11 – Year Books
Year books are currently being printed and will be available to collect on results day. If you still wish to order one, please contact the finance department who will add you to the wait list and once 10 additional books have been requested, we will get in touch with you with details on payment.
Year 7 Multi Faith Visitor Panel
This morning, we had the privilege of hosting speakers from different faiths and world views to answer questions from our Year 7 pupils who are currently studying a unit of work in RS entitled ‘Why are there so many names for God?’
The speakers represented Christianity, Hinduism, Humanism, Islam and Sikhism and the Year 7 pupils posed fascinating questions including:
‘Have you ever had a spiritual experience?’ Have you ever doubted God?’ ‘If your religion/world view was an animal, what would it be and why?’ and ‘If God exists, why is there so much suffering in the world?’
It was a very interesting morning, and our Year 7 pupils listened with interest and respect throughout.
Pride Month Week 3
Week 3 of Pride Month activities have had our pupils guessing how many skittles are in the jar.
Putting sweets in the jar is not a widespread tradition but does have a symbolic meaning and interpretation.
The sweets hidden in the jar can represent how LGBTQ+ identities are often hidden due to fear, shame, or social pressure.
Opening the jar and sharing the sweets symbolise pride, openness, and celebration of identity.
We hope as a school community this will spark curiosity and conversation, which can be a great way to engage people around Pride Month themes of inclusion, identity, and celebration.
And not to forget, Alphabet Association involved the staff with their own ‘guess the number of sweets’ too.
Year 7 Mary Rose Workshops
Last week Year 7 pupils were lucky to experience a visit from the Mary Rose Museum. During the visit the guest speakers delivered interactive workshops on life on board the Mary Rose with a focus on Tudor surgery.
The pupils managed to get to play the role of the Tudor surgeon, while getting their hands on some replica surgeon tools. Pupils were shocked (to the point of audible gasps) to learn just how basic surgery was during the Tudor period.
Summer Concert
Sports Results
Football
On Tuesday, the Years 7/8 girls’ football team took on Brookfield School in their cup final. The girls saw most of the ball in the game and created endless opportunities, hitting the woodwork four times. The girls took the lead but then Brookfield School managed to pull one back. The girls fought hard but couldn’t find that winning goal and the game went to penalties. Unfortunately, we were unable to win the shootout and finished second in the cup after a tremendous season which saw us go unbeaten in normal time.
On Wednesday, the Year 9 boys also went up against Brookfield School in their cup final. The boys were superb, pressured Brookfield School the whole game and showed real maturity and teamwork throughout. We went 1-0 up, after a fantastic flowing counterattack. The team continued to show their class, and they were able to add a second goal and secured the Year 9 Gosport and Fareham District Trophy.
Also on Wednesday, our senior girls took on Henry Cort in their cup final. The girls worked fantastically throughout the match and showed real class in their performance. However, they were beaten on the day but show real promise for the next academic year.
A huge achievement all round and the pupils should be very proud, as are we, with what they have achieved.
Year 7 Athletics
Yesterday we took 28 Year 7 pupils to the Mountbatten Centre to compete in a range of track and field events – they absolutely smashed it! Both boys and girls won Gold. The girls came first with over 40 points and the boys came first by 20. Really well done to all involved.
As a result of their amazing performance, we will have at least 16 pupils representing the district in the County Final taking place on the 8 July!
Menu w/c 23 June 2025
Whole School Letters Published This Half Term
Below is a list of letters emailed to all parents/carers this half term together with the date and time they were sent. If you are unable to find any of the communications, please email office@camshill.com and we can send you a further copy.
Food Donation Drive – sent 20/6/25 – 1508
Adjustment of Uniform due to Hot Weather – sent 19/6/25 1605
Sports Day – Thursday 26 June 2025 – sent 19/6/25 1236
Summer Concert – sent 18/6/25 0814
Consultation on Proposed Catchment Area Changes – sent 5/6/25 1605
Parent Governor Vacancy – sent 4/6/25 1605
Fundraising for African Adventures Charity – sent 3/6/25 1602
Uniform and Punctuality – sent 27/5/25 1354
Statistics
Positive Behaviour Points Averages per Pupil for This Week
Year 7 4.71 points
Year 8 4.60 points
Year 9 5.13 points
Year 10 2.48 points (Year 10 exams)
Attendance
This week – 93.8%
Same week last year – 94.5%
MathsWatch and Educake
These are two online resources that we expect pupils to be accessing routinely with homework set by teachers and independently to support their progress in Maths, Science, and other subjects. We ask parents/carers to check in with their child to see whether they are accessing these resources routinely and to encourage the best use of them.
If there are issues with access, please bring this to the school’s attention as soon as possible so that we can help.
MathsWatch
Average number of questions answered per pupil this week
Year 7 10 questions
Year 8 4.8 questions
Year 9 22.3 questions
Year 10 14.4 questions
Highest Number of questions answered by one pupil this week
Year 7 55 questions
Year 8 39 questions
Year 9 62 questions
Year 10 63 questions
Over 50% in Maths Homework
Year 7 32%
Year 8 51%
Year 9 60%
Year 10 36%
Over 75% in Maths Homework
Year 7 22%
Year 8 38%
Year 9 40%
Year 10 19%
100% in Maths Homework
Year 7 10% *
Year 8 17%
Year 9 13%
Year 10 6%
*For example, this figure means 10% of Year 7 got 100% in their homework tasks.
Figures in green indicate maintaining or an increase from last week.
Not all Maths homework is set on MathsWatch, which is likely to affect the averages.
Maths Homework Club is open to all Years on Wednesdays in ICT2 until 4pm.
End of Year Assessments
Year 7 -w/c 23 June – type tbc
Calculators and other equipment for sale
Casio fx-83GT scientific calculators can be bought via Scopay and collected from the Finance Office. Prices of these and other items for sale are shown below:
Casio fx-83GT scientific calculator- £9.00
Pre-packed pencil case – £2.50
Pair of compasses – 29p
Protractor – 9p
100 blank flashcards – £1.00
A range of GCSE Maths revision materials for KS4 use – See Scopay for details
Educake – Science
Average number of questions answered per pupil this week
Year 7 10 questions
Year 8 25 questions
Year 9 40 questions
Year 10 44 questions
Highest number of questions answered by one pupil this week
Year 7 193 questions
Year 8 207 questions
Year 9 269 questions
Year 10 317 questions
